1. Longitudinal Change in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms from before to during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
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Barendse, Marjolein EA, Flannery, Jessica, Cavanagh, Caitlin, Aristizabal, Melissa, Becker, Stephen P, Berger, Estelle, Breaux, Rosanna, Campione‐Barr, Nicole, Church, Jessica A, Crone, Eveline A, Dahl, Ronald E, Dennis‐Tiwary, Tracy A, Dvorsky, Melissa R, Dziura, Sarah L, van de Groep, Suzanne, Ho, Tiffany C, Killoren, Sarah E, Langberg, Joshua M, Larguinho, Tyler L, Magis‐Weinberg, Lucía, Michalska, Kalina J, Mullins, Jordan L, Nadel, Hanna, Porter, Blaire M, Prinstein, Mitchell J, Redcay, Elizabeth, Rose, Amanda J, Rote, Wendy M, Roy, Amy K, Sweijen, Sophie W, Telzer, Eva H, Teresi, Giana I, Thomas, April Gile, and Pfeifer, Jennifer H
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Clinical and Health Psychology ,Psychology ,Depression ,Mental Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Brain Disorders ,Pediatric ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adolescent ,Female ,Humans ,Child ,Male ,COVID-19 ,Pandemics ,Anxiety ,Ethnicity ,depression and anxiety ,collaborative ,Social Work ,Developmental & Child Psychology ,Applied and developmental psychology ,Clinical and health psychology ,Social and personality psychology - Abstract
This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of 1,339 adolescents (9-18 years old, 59% female) from three countries. We also examined if age, race/ethnicity, disease burden, or strictness of government restrictions moderated change in symptoms. Data from 12 longitudinal studies (10 U.S., 1 Netherlands, 1 Peru) were combined. Linear mixed effect models showed that depression, but not anxiety, symptoms increased significantly (median increase = 28%). The most negative mental health impacts were reported by multiracial adolescents and those under 'lockdown' restrictions. Policy makers need to consider these impacts by investing in ways to support adolescents' mental health during the pandemic.
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- 2023